This week Head of Podcasts at DM, Cameron Muller, jumps on with Jules to unpack all the podcasting news of the week, including Harry and Megan's royal departure from Spotify, the big spenders on podcasting and the big benefits for brands who advertise on them.

Mentioned this week:

Top 15 Brands that spent on Podcasting Ads

Trevor Noah Gets a Spotify Original

New Sub categories and charts for Apple

Headphones Make You More Persuasive

Why Programmatic Ads Are Vital For Podcasting

Why Spotify’s bet on big names like Meghan unravelled

Spotify executive calls Harry and Meghan ‘grifters’ after podcast deal ends

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Stocks has joined the annual winter migration of Australians to Europe, so it's Jules and producer Mandy this week. Plenty to talk about including why Jules has a 'Peppa Pig blackout' in his household, the benefits of pixels for podcast advertisers, why Chat GTP has been banned for iHeart employees and the latest awkward, podcast specific, Elon Musk moment.

Mentioned this week:

Peppa Pig to move to podcasting

The WGA wants to keep film and TV studios from using podcasts as a way to develop new projects

Apple is coming for money transfer and funding apps

Spotify launches ad analytics platform to replace Podsights

Elon is shut down by his favourite podcast

iHeart bans employees from using Chat GPT

Meet the Aussie producer behind Scamanda

Recommended This Week:

Scamanda by Lionsgate

Listen to Jaxson's podcast Can We Help you here

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Jules is croaky and Stocks is antsy ahead of a holiday, but the pod nerds have much to cover this week. Including big sad news from Spotify, the new true crime craze and a great Aussie Podcast recommendation.

Mentioned this week:

Happy Birthday to Podcasting

Spotify Layoffs Are Latest Sign of Struggles in Podcast Business

Recommended This Week:

Scamanda

Believe in Magic

Who the Hell is Hamish

Liar Liar

You Have Been Told a Lie

 

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Big news from the DM stables this week, with the Betoota Advocate launching a TV series on Paramount+. Jules and Stocks share goss from the podcast world, it all gets very meta for a moment, and Stocks channels his English roots (and accent!) for a chat about Fergie's new podcast. And, nope, not the cool one.

See the trailer for the Betoota Advocate Presents here

Mentioned:

A New Era of Podcast Mergers is Just Beginning - From Bloomberg

The future of podcasts is getting written in print

Comedian Bobby Lee Sues Wondery Over Canceled ‘TigerBelly’ Podcast Contract

Whynow and Verbal Diorama Launch Independent Podcast Awards

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This week the nerdy, but totally good-looking, Jules and Stocks bounce into a huge week of podcast and tech news. From Spotify’s exciting new AI plans, to kids not watching podcasts on YouTube. Plus, they deep dive into companion podcasts (just in time for the last episode of Succession on HBO) and chat about how enriching they can be for the serious series watcher. Jules mentions ABBA for the second week running and Stocks kicks it all off with a heartfelt apology.

Mentioned in this episode:

Spotify is reportedly developing bots to mimic your favorite hosts.

Daniel Eck on the Aquired Podccast

More people are now paying for podcasts in Spotify’s homeland

From the Guardian - How watching TV became a lonely pursuit – and podcasts are rushing to fill that void

Why YouTube is a tough place for kids podcasts

iHeart launches “one of the world’s most technically advanced news podcasts”- Really?

Companion Podcasts mentioned:

The Watch from The Ringer

House of the Dragon from The Ringer

Offical Game of Thrones podcast from HBO

X-Ray Vision

Succession Recap from The Ringer

The Prestige TV Podcast

Recommendations:

Spotify with Daniel Ek on the Acquired Podcast

Taylor Swift on the Acquired Podcast

 

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As always, this week Jules (and a husky) Stocks cover a plethora of podcasting and tech news - there's 'penetration rates', 'alien probing' and even 'ABBA' gets a mention. If that's not enough to whet your appetite consider this question:

'What's the value of each earlobe?'

Mentioned:

The Podcast Bus Got broken into - Jules has a theory

Peacock's Based on a True Story is about a pair of true crime podcasters a new series from executive producers Craig Rosenberg and Jason Bateman.

The New York Times launched New York Times Audio, an iOS app for subscribers that serves as a one-stop shop for all of its audio journalism.

Podcast penetration rates and other fun data

iHeart launches Ruby, a branded podcast unit

Get live captions in real time on iPhone

2023 IAB Podcast Upfront

The End of Search as you Know it and what that means for podcasting

Tenderfoot is batting above it's weight

Recommended this week:

New from Tenderfoot - High Strange

60's Songs that Explain the 90's - Nirvana and the Courtney Love Interview

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With man-flu behind them Jules and Stocks are back with a big episode of podcasting news. The themes of podcast advertising and platform financials continue to weave into this week's discussions, along with prize winning podcasts. Plus, the mystery of who was behind the Joe Rogan AI Experience podcast has been solved. Or has it?

Mentioned:

The IAB Podcast Upfront is a marketplace event designed for brands, agencies, and media buyers to preview the latest and greatest in podcasts today and chase new ad dollars.

Acast have a stable start to Q1 for 2023.

Check if you are eliglible to be paid to listen to an Amazon podcast here

Massive Podcast Networks are struggling to find YouTube audiences

The Slippery Slope of News Podcast Credibility Ratings

The Joe Rogan AI Experience - The Creator is Australian?

Peabody Podcast Award Winners and Pulitzer Winner Gimlet/ Connie Walker for Stolen: Surviving St Michaels

Recommended this week:

Over The Back Fence - Ep 7 Rock Chick Mandy Coolen A Life of Audio

Flipping The Bird: Elon vs Twitter

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Recent birthday celebrations have rendered Jules incapacitated - a sure sign his age is catching up with him. So, in this episode, Stocks is joined by regular guest and DM Head of Production - Xanon Murphy. Xanon is the tech guru at DM and has all the gumpf on the latest Røde releases, but the big news this week is there's a new podcasting Guinness World Record - Huzzah!

Mentioned:

Guinness World Record for the longest audio only live stream

Life: The Battlefield

The Writers Guild Strike in the US and how it may affect podcasting

Podcast listeners will buy apps, the latest from the Podsights Report

iHeartMedia, Inc. Reports Results for 2023 First Quarter

Spotify's Podcast monetisation programs and Ambassador Ads

New Rødecaster Gear perfect for all podcasters

Recommended this week:

The Mugg off featuring Russell Manser from The Stick Up

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Brace yourself, in this weeks episode not only is it Jules's 40th birthday, but Stocks gives the episode the celebrity AI treatment.

Mentioned:

SBS and LiSTNR partnership

Sirius XM and Oprah Winfrey Network Sign Two Year Deal

Spotify's Quarterly Results

AI used to create the audio in this episode:

Podium

TopMediAI

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Beep Beep! All aboard the Pod Bus - In this weeks episode Stocks and a '1.2x speed' Jules unpack some of the biggest stories in Audio, Tech, AI and Podcasting.

Mentioned:

Dominion's huge defamation win over FOX

A.I. rattles the music world with a 'Fake Drake and The Weekend' song

Podcasts are a trusted source of news and information

Spotify opens Gimlet's podcasts to other platforms

The LA based Podcast Bus Studio

Sports video content for FanDuel TV

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